Thomas Baines an Artist in the Service of Science in Southern Africa

Softcover. English Christies/Royal Geographical Society. 1999. ISBN: 1779010915. 211 pages, profusely illustrated throughout in colour.

Very good condition in paper illustrated covers.

Accompanying the exhibition held at Christie’s, St. James’s, London, 1-17 September 1999 . Baines, artist and explorer, travelled in Southern Africa from 1840-1870. The paintings are from the collections of the Royal Geographic Society, Natural History Museum and Botanic Gardens of Kew, exhibited at Christies in 1999. Foreword by Frank Bradlow. Contributors include Michael Godby, Ann Datta, Marion Arnold, Jeffrey Stone, Brian Warner and Duncan Miller.